Some Tennis Players Are Just Not Meant To Win
In every sport there are routine questions that often create lively discussions. One of the questions that I love debating are the ‘who is the best player never to have won a ………’. For example, ‘who is the best quarterback never to have won a Superbowl?’
Sergio Garcia, the golfer, is often argued as the best golfer to have never won a major. This year we saw young Jelena Jankovic gain the number one ranking for women tennis players, yet she had never won a major - at 23 she is just reaching her prime.
One tennis player that probably does fit the argument is Elena Dementieva. Going on for 28, she has still not won a major title, in fact she has only got as far as the semi-finals in most of her matches, yet she has, over time, beaten all the top ranked players.
She is highly skilled in her craft but lacks the outgoing persona that come with many of her contemporaries. She also lacks one other trait - consistency. Is it too late for her? Probably not. There have been older players that walked off with the silverware from a major tournament. It’s debatable as to whether she wants to win desperately enough now. She makes a good living from the sport now which is great for her. We shall never see her at her best.
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